DataBlade Developers Kit User's Guide Getting Started with DataBlade Module Development

The DataBlade Developers Kit provides the following graphical user interfaces for creating and working with DataBlade modules:

• BladeSmith. A tool for organizing a DataBlade module development project. You use BladeSmith to create a project and then define the objects (such as data types and routines) that belong to the DataBlade module. BladeSmith generates source files, header files, makefiles, functional test files, SQL scripts, messages, and packaging files. Chapter 4, Creating DataBlade Objects Using BladeSmith, describes how to use this tool.
• DBDK Visual C++ Add-In and IfxQuery. Tools for debugging a DataBlade module using Microsoft Visual C++ on Windows NT. The add-in automates many of the debugging tasks and calls the IfxQuery tool to run unit tests for DataBlade module routines. Chapter 10, Debugging and Testing DataBlade Modules on Windows NT, describes how to use these tools.
• BladePack. A tool for creating a DataBlade module package. BladePack can create a simple directory tree containing files to be installed or an installation that includes an interactive user interface. Chapter 11, Using BladePack, describes how to use this tool.
• BladeManager. A utility for registering and unregistering DataBlade modules in Informix databases. The DataBlade Module Installation and Registration Guide describes how to use this tool.